Let us fulfill our responsibility to take care of our families.

Boaz explained to Ruth what the one issue was and swore to her in the name of God.

The issue was that while it was true Boaz was a close relative

with the responsibility to take care of Ruth, there was an even closer relative than him.

Boaz said that if this closer relative was willing to marry Ruth, that would be good.

But if he refused, Boaz swore by the living God that he would take on the responsibility himself.

He then told Ruth, "Don't worry about a thing" (Judges 3:12-13).

Meditating on this passage,

I am once again challenged to fulfill the responsibility of taking care of my family.

Despite any issues that might arise in fulfilling this responsibility,

I pray to be devoted and faithfully committed in the presence of God and my family.